Miliband attacks university access obsession
Debate on social mobility is too focused on university access, Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has argued.
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Russell Group students dominate Erasmus scheme
More than half of the UK students who took part in Erasmus in 2010-2011 come from just 20 universities, most of which are Russell Group institutions.
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Sussex ‘sell-off’ stirs union ire
The University and College Union has condemned plans by the University of Sussex to “privatise” some 235 of the 2,200 jobs at the institution.
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Elsevier editor quits over 'restricted access'
An associate editor of a leading Elsevier journal has resigned, claiming the publisher is “denying developing countries access to research findings”.
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UUK to appeal to Cameron for leniency over migration figures
Universities UK is appealing to the prime minister to remove overseas students from the net migration count, ahead of a possible backlash against the sector arising from the next batch of immigration...
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Politics Without Vision: Thinking without a Banister in the Twentieth Century
This provocative text may be just what isolated political theory needs, argues Matthew Flinde
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The Baker Who Pretended to be King of Portugal
Felipe Fernández-Armesto is stirred by the tale of a pastry chef who laid claim to an Iberian throne
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Domesticating the Airwaves: Broadcasting, Femininity and Domesticity
This book sets out to retell the history of the intimate relationship between broadcasting and domesticity. Set against a backdrop of changing social relations from the 1930s to the present day, it...
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Rethinking a Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking
Let's be honest. It's hard to get excited about car parks. That probably accounts for the paucity of serious studies about them. To make matters worse, car parks - known in the US as parking lots -...
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News in brief
ChinaScholarship proves short-sightedStudy habits may explain why the vast majority of Chinese students wear glasses, new research has suggested. A study published in The Lancet says that "increasing...
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Germany stretches welcome mat for graduates
Foreign students graduating from German universities will be allowed to work for up to 18 months while they seek a graduate-level job under new legislation designed to attract global talent.The...
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Great reconstruction of mind, body, spirit and environment
Canterbury recovery continues apace 15 months after Christchurch quake. Rachel Williams writes
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All-you-can-study prize sickens NUS
Cardiff's Lifetime Scholarship resembles Hunger Games, body claims. David Matthews reports
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News in brief
Capital fundingWestminster matchmakersUniversities will be able to bid for up to £35 million in matched public funding for major research capital projects as part of a new programme, the government...
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Translate business-speak into entrepreneurial ideas
David Matthews meets new ABS head Paul Marshall, who wants the business schools to find their voice